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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSUB202100116 Action Letter 2022-08-05401 McIntire Road, North Wing County of Albemarle Charlottesville, VA 22902-4579 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT Telephone: 4 34-296-5832 W W W.ALBEMARLE.ORGRLE.ORG Memorandum August 5, 2022 Scott Collins 200 Garrett Street Suite K Charlottesville, VA 22902 scott@collins-en ing eering com RE: SUB202100116 Granger Property Preliminary Plat - Site Review Committee Action Letter To Whom It May Concern: The Agent for the Board of Supervisors hereby grants conditional administrative approval to the above referenced preliminary subdivision plat. All comments contained in the attached comment letter dated July 28, 2022 last revised August 5, 2022 must be addressed prior to final plat approval. This approval shall be valid for a period of five (5) years from the date of this letter, provided that the developer submits a final plat for all or a portion of the site within one (1) year after the date of this letter as provided in Section 14-226 of the Code of the County of Albemarle, and thereafter diligently pursues approval of the final plat. The final plat will not be considered to have been officially submitted until the following items are received: 1. A final plat that satisfies all of the requirements of section 14-303 and sections 14-304 through 14-318 of the Code, and the conditions attached to this letter. 2. Applicable fee. Please submit a digital final plat application on our website here. The assigned Lead Reviewer will then distribute the plat to all reviewing agencies. Once you receive the first set of comments on the final plat, please work with each reviewer individually to satisfy their requirements. The Department of Community Development shall not accept submittal of the final plat for signature until approvals from the following agencies/reviewers have been obtained: SRC Members: Albemarle County Planning Services (Planner) Albemarle County Engineering Services (Engineer) Albemarle County Architectural Review Board (ARB) Albemarle County Information Services (E911) Albemarle County Building Inspections Albemarle County Department of Fire Rescue Albemarle County Service Authority Virginia Department of Transportation Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority Virginia Department of Health (VDH) If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at kmccollum&albemarle.org or 296-5832 ext. 3141 for further information. Sincerely, /Vml lllftl�zl- Kevin McCollum Senior Planner I �,1 OF AL County of Albemarle COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT I'IRGINIP/ Memorandum July 28, 2022 Revised August 5, 2022 Scott Collins 200 Garrett Street Suite K Charlottesville, VA 22902 scottCc�r�,collins-en ing eering com RE: SUB202100116 Granger Property Preliminary Plat Dear Mr. Collins: 401 McIntire Road, North Wing Charlottesville, VA 22902-4579 Telephone:434-296-5832 W W W.ALBEMARLE.ORG The Site Review Committee has reviewed the development proposal referenced above. Initial comments from the following divisions of the Department of Community Development and other agencies, as applicable, are attached: Albemarle County Planning Services (Planner) Albemarle County Engineering Services (Engineer) Albemarle County Building Inspections Albemarle County Department of Fire Rescue Virginia Department of Transportation Albemarle County Service Authority Virginia Department of Health (VDH) Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority Albemarle County Parks and Recreation Albemarle County Information Services (E911) Comments reflect information available at the time the development proposal was reviewed, and should not be considered final. However, the Site Review Committee has attempted to identify all issues that will be required to be resolved prior to approval of the preliminary plat. The applicant shall request the project be deferred to allow required revisions if required. Please contact me at your earliest convenience if you have questions or require additional information. Sincerely, Kevin McCollum Senior Planner Albemarle County Planning Services (Planner) —Kevin McCollum, kmccollum@albemarle.org —Required changes: Comments to be addressed prior to final plat approval: 1. [18-13.4 and 2.4.31 The cover sheet suggests use of the Environmental Standards Bonus Factor. This bonus factor provides a density increase of 10% if existing wooded areas equal to 20% or greater of the site are maintained. a. In order to qualify for this bonus, a conservation plan as specified in section 32.7.9 must be submitted. The conversation checklist is mentioned in section 32.7.9.4(b)(2). b. It is highly encouraged that the tree preservation area is removed from all proposed private lots. It appears Lots 11-21 and 58-60 all have significant portions of tree preservation area on their lots. Several of these lots will lose out of all potential usability of their land if a majority of their property is in a tree preservation area. i. Revise the tree preservation area to include additional acreage that is not on individual lots. It appears there may be additional space that is outside of private lots and any potential easements to include in this tree preservation area. 2. 114-302 (B)(1)] Please add a date of last revision. 3. [18-30.3.11] A special use permit to cross the floodplain is required prior to Final Plat approval of Phase II. 4. [32.7.2] Prior to Final Plat approval of Phase II a secondary access road will need to be designed to the satisfaction of all applicable reviewers including but not limited to Fire -Rescue, Planning, and VDOT and/or the lots will be sprinkled. 5. [General Comment] Road plan approval will be required prior to final plat approval. Street tree requirements will be reviewed along with the road plans. 6. [General Comment] Please see Parks comments below regarding the proposed open space and trails. 7. [General Comment] Final plat must demonstrate compliance with all applicable Subdivision Ordinance requirements prior to approval. This includes all applicable Sections of 14-303, 14-302 through 14-312, 14-314, 14-316, 14-317, 14-318, and 14-400through 14-441. 8. [14-302 (A)(14)] Add a note to the plat stating who will own and maintain all private open space areas. 9. [14-303 (A)] On the final plat, please add a statement of consent to division as follows: "The platting or dedication of the following described land [insert a correct description of the land subdivided] is with the free consent and in accordance with the desire of the undersigned owners, proprietors and trustees, if any." 10. [14-303 (L)] Identify the location and dimensions of each public utility, drainage and sight distance easement outside of a street right-of-way; for each existing easement, include a note stating the deed book and page number. 11. [14-303 (M)] The name of each proposed street, which names shall be subject to approval by the agent. See E911 comments for more information. 12. [14-303 (0)] On the first sheet, add signature panels for each owner and for the agent or his designee. The signature panel for the owner shall be located immediately below the statement required by Section 14-303 (A) 13. [14-303 (P)] Add notary panels for the notary to acknowledge the signature of the owner. 14. [14-303 (Q)] Add a note stating that the properties will be served by the public water and sewer system. 15. [14-317] Prior to final plat approval, an instrument evidencing maintenance of all require improvements (open space lots, private easements, etc.) must be submitted and reviewed to ensure compliance all applicable sub- sections of Section 14-317. Please contact Kevin McCollum at the Department of Community Development at kmccollum@albemarle.org or 296- 5832 ext. 3141 for further information. Comments From Other Reviewers: Albemarle County Engineering Services (Engineer) — John Anderson, janderson2&albemarle.org — Requested changes, see attached. Albemarle County Building Inspections — Betty Slough, bslou hg &albemarle.org—No objection (3/7/2022). Albemarle County Department of Fire Rescue — Howard Lagomarsino, hlaQomarsino@albemarle.org—No objection. Virginia Department of Transportation —Doug McAvoy Jr., dou as.mcavoy@vdot.vir ignia.gov — Requested changes, see attached (2/28/2022). Albemarle County Service Authority — Richard Nelson, melson@serviceauthority.org — Requested changes (3/3/2022). I recommend SUB202100116 Granger Property Preliminary Plat for approval with the following conditions: 1. Utility plan approval will be required prior to final plat approval. 2. RWSA will need to review and approve proposed water and sewer main connections during site plan review. Virginia Department of Health — Alan Mazurowski, alan.mazurowski@vdh.virginia.gov — No objection (7/22/2021). Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority —Victoria Fort and Dyon Vega, vfort@rivanna.org and dvega@rinavvan.org — Requested changes (3/3/2022). I believe our previous comments were not addressed. RWSA was looking for Granger property to seek other connections or reduce the amount of connections (water and sewer) made directly to our sewer main. I can send the comments again no problem I just noticed they still proposed 3 connections to our sewer main. We also would like all of RWSAs water and sewer lines to be clearly labeled with size and ownership (waterline is not shown). RWSA is also concerned about erosion over our sewer line where the stormwater outfall is located. Let me know if you have any questions. (Previous comments are below) Sheet No. 8 a. The sewer connection is currently tied into RWSA at 3 different points. Please revise and make all connections to ACSA. b. The Water connection is not specified, please also connect to ACSA. Albemarle County Parks and Recreation (Parks) — Tim Padalino, toadalino&albemarle.org—Requested changes, see attached. Albemarle County Information Services (E911) — Elise Kiewra, ekiewra@albemarle.org — Requested changes, see attached (3/11/2022). �q off nig 401 McIntire Road, North Wing Charlottesville, VA 22902-4579 County of Albemarle Telephone: 434-296-5832 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT WWW.ALBEMARLE.ORG ��BGIN�Q' Preliminary Plat review Project title: Granger Property Preliminary Plat Project file number: SUB202100116 Plan preparer: Scott Collins, PE, Collins Engineering [ scott(a),collins-engineering.com ] 200 Garret Street, Suite K, Charlottesville, VA 22902 Owner or rep.: Stribling Holdings, LLC P.O. Box 1467, Charlottesville, VA 22902 Applicant: Alan Taylor [ al�riverbenddev.com ] Riverbend Development 455 Second Street SE, Suite 201 / Charlottesville, VA 22902 Plan received date: 30 Jun 2021 (Rev. 1) 18 Feb 2022 (Rev. 2) 28 Jun 2022 Date of comments: 5 Aug 2021 (Rev. 1) 25 Mar 2022 (Rev. 2) 22 Jul 2022 (Rev. 2b) 5 Aug 2022 Plan Coordinator: Kevin McCollum Reviewer: John Anderson, PE, CFM Engineering has reviewed the Granger Property Preliminary Plat. The following comments may appear as road plan or WPO plan comments and will need to be addressed before the final plat can be approved. SUB2021-00116 — For Final Plat Approval 1. General a. WPO plan must be approved and bonded prior to final plat approval. [ 17-302 / 17-401 / 14- 305 / 14-311] b. Floodplain Development Permit (FDP) Plan is necessary for proposed work in the floodplain. It must be reviewed and approved before the WPO plan can be approved [ 18-30.3.12 / 14- 308] ' WPO plan and FDP approval are required prior to Final Plat approval. [14-305 / 14-308] WPO plan must be bonded prior to Final Plat approval. [ 14-417 (construct SWM); 17-414 (or bond ESC/SWM)] c. Road plan must be approved and built or bonded before final plat approval. [14-311 / 14-435] d. Road -plan related i. Sunset Avenue Ext. — Please ensure existing roadway width at subdivision entrance can accommodate left -turning inbound single -unit (SU) truck design vehicle, as defined by AASHTO, without SU vehicle crossing CL of primary subdivision access (Crespi Bluff Drive) and without crossing CL of Sunset Avenue Ext. except at point of intersection. [ 14-316 / 14-303.E.] 'Appendix B(1), VDOT Road Design Manual, .88. (Albemarle defers to VDOT review within public RW.) ii. Ensure primary access to subdivision (Crespi Bluff Drive) conveys 25-year storm event, without overtopping roadway surface. [ 14-410 / 17-604.C. I.a ] e. WPO-related i. Show and label footprint of proposed UG detention (SWM facility) on Lot 55. [14- 302.A.13] ii. Show and label proposed SWM facility easement on Lot 55. [14-428] iii. Remove lots from stream buffer. [17-601.C.] Engineering Review Comments Page 2 of 2 iv. Culvert alignment beneath Sera Drive is problematic: 1. Alignment shows Moore's Creek streamline striking at or behind upstream headwall. Moore's Creek must enter drainage structure at this or revised structure location with very slight (preferably no) angle to avoid long -tern erosion, embankment failure, and maintenance concerns. 2. Note: 17-604.C.3. limits stream crossings to 60 LF for roads or streets. [ Also, 14-307.] v. Show and label SWM facility access to proposed 4-line UG detention system [Albemarle County Design Standards Manual. Sec. 5, p. 12 —Also, 14-302.A.13] vi. Provide drainage structure design for primary access, Crespi Bluff Drive, consistent with normal design practice, including downstream receiving drainage structure capacity equal or greater than upstream drainage structures (i.e., culvert beneath I- 64). I-64 is, in effect, a dam, and it would be unusual to propose primary subdivision access drainage structure smaller than the structure beneath I-64. [14-302.A.131. vii. I-64 1. Label existing culvert beneath I-64, label culvert type, and dimensions. 2. Perform hydraulic modeling /routings for ex. drainage structure beneath I- 64 during the 25-year event to ensure primary access to subdivision has capacity to contend with volume, velocity, tailwater elevation, etc. discharging from this structure beneath I-64. [14-302.A.13]. viii. Coordinate stream loss requirements with primary subdivision access, Crespi Bluff Drive, with USACE (Vinny Pero), provide written evidence of coordination with USACE. [ 17-107] f Steep slopes i. Label managed steep slopes since grading is proposed across managed steep slopes. [14-304] ii. Label preserved steep slopes, to aid review, to ensure no grading or other impermissible activity occurs on preserved steep slopes. g. Provide frequent existing terrain contour labels such that proposed contours, wall, and proposed grade may be more easily evaluated against existing grade. [14-302.A.12.] h. Landscape plan for stepped retaining walls is necessary per 18-30.7.5.A.2. i. Landscape plan that specifies groundcover /permanent stabilization hardier than grass for any slopes steeper than 3:1. [ACDSM, Sec. 8.A.2.] Native steep slope grass mix is an option. j. Maintenance easement will be necessary for any walls that cross individual lot /parcel boundaries, with final subdivision plat. [ Building Inspections policy ] k. Ensure design conforms with design standards for steep slopes at 18-30.7.5.A./B./C., for example: at Sera Drive Moore's Creek crossing where there is apparent need for reverse slope benching with surface water diversion. 1. Provide sealed geotechnical retaining wall design for review /evaluation with WPO or ROAD plan. Sealed Retaining Wall plans for wall ht. > 4-ft are required by Building Inspections and Engineering. Sealed Retaining Wall plans are required prior to WPO or ROAD plan approval. [ACDSM, Sec. 8.B.] m. With WPO and FDP, ensure replacement bridge over Morey Creek conforms with requirements at Ch. 18-30.3 especially concerning fill or impact to horizontal limits of floodplain, or base flood elevation (BFE). Please feel free to call if any questions: 434.296-5832 -x3069 / thank you J. Anderson SUB2021-00116 Granger Property_prelim plat 080522—rev—elc.doc COMMONWEALTH of VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Stephen C. Brich, P.E. 1401 East Broad Street Commissioner Richmond, Virginia 23219 February 28, 2022 County of Albemarle Department of Community Development 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville, VA 22902 Attn: Kevin McCollum Re: Granger Property — Preliminary Plat SUB-2021-00116 Review #2 Dear Mr. McCollum: (804) 7862701 Fax: (804) 7862940 The Department of Transportation, Charlottesville Residency Transportation and Land Use Section, has reviewed the above referenced plan as prepared by Collins Engineering, dated 7 June 2021, and offers the following comments: 1. Comments 2 through 20 are repeats from the previous comment letter, dated 12 July 2021. Please ensure these comments are addressed, with a Comment Response Letter, since the Department will not approve this plat until all comments are addressed. 2. Approved road plans meeting SSAR, and in compliance with the VDOT Road Design Manual are required prior to plat approval. 3. The portion of Sunset Ave Ext (Rte 781) that is prescriptive Right -of -Way should be dedicated as Public Right -of -Way. 4. Regarding the 61' of Dedicated Public Right -of -Way running from Sunset Ave Ext (Rte 781) north to the property line, does this match the alignment and width required for the County's development plans? 5. It appears the only practical location for an additional connection is to the future road. Please provide a stub -out to connect to the proposed future road at a later date. 6. Provide ITE Trip Generation for this development. 7. Please add "No Parking" signs near intersections to prevent parking within the sight triangles. 8. Provide a plan sheet showing the emergency access road at 1 "=40' scale, and show a match -line on sheet 7. 9. Provide vertical profiles for all roads. 10. Add this plan note: "Landscaping plants and trees adjacent to the sight distance triangle will need to be maintained in area between 2 and 7 feet above ground as a clear zone to preserve sight lines and accommodate pedestrians." 11. Provide intersection sight distance profiles in the sight alignment. VirginiaDOT.org WE KEEP VIRGINIA MOVING February 28, 2022 Attn: Kevin McCollum 12. Show the radius of the cul-de-sac on Serra Dr. and ensure it complies with Section 4-G of Appendix B(1) of the Road Design Manual. 13. Show curb -and -gutter standard to be used on in the Typical Neighborhood Street Section. 14. Please remove trees within 30' of intersections as shown in Section 5D of Appendix B(1) of the Road Design Manual. 15. Provide a landscaping plan. 16. Is the US Postal Service requiring the use of cluster mailboxes? If so, where will they be located? 17. Provide turn lane warrants for Route 781. 18. Culverts with opening size greater than 36 square feet must be approved by the Culpeper District Structure & Bridge and Hydraulic Sections; this also includes the proposed pedestrian tunnel. Typically these approvals are required prior to plan approval, but may be delayed until acceptance because this was not mentioned in previous reviews. Note that we do not, however, recommend starting construction on these facilities prior to Structure & Bridge approval. Also note that these structures require a Geotechnical report; please see Chapter 3 of the VDOT Manual of Instructions for those requirements. 19. Due to the preliminary nature of this plan, the comments listed may not be exhaustive. 20. Note that the final plan must show conformance with the VDOT Road Design Manual Appendices B(1) and F, as well as any other applicable standards, regulations or other requirements. 21. The Standard Drawings contained in the VDOT Road & Bridge Standards are signed and sealed engineering drawings that are copyrighted materials of VDOT and the Commonwealth of Virginia. VDOT's policy is to offer the Standard Drawings in a secure electronic format and each Standard is available on this website. Plan assemblies using the Road & Bridge Standards shall reference each standard used. Inserting the Standard Drawings into VDOT, locality, or private development plan assemblies, or modifying the Standard Drawings in any way, is not permitted. Please provide a digital copy in PDF format of the revised plan along with a comment response letter. If further information is desired, please contact Doug McAvoy Jr. at (540) 718-6113. A VDOT Land Use Permit will be required prior to any work within the right-of-way. The owner/developer must contact the Charlottesville Residency Transportation and Land Use Section at (434) 422-9399 for information pertaining to this process. Sincerely, Doug McAvoy Jr., P.E. Area Land Use Engineer Charlottesville Residency SUB202100116- Granger Property Preliminary Plat- Digital Parks & Recreation Review Comments 3/11/2022 Previous review comment #2 Not Addressed: ["... ACPR staff also recommends this note be revised to clarify whether the proposed public trail will be constructed by owner/applicant prior to dedicating the proposed open space area(s) to public use. ACPR staff further recommends that the public trail be constructed by the owner/applicant - or if such trail currently exists in part or full, that the trail be maintained and improved to meet Class B Trail standards as specified in the Albemarle County Design Standards Manual prior to conveyance to and acceptance by the County."] A. On the revised plat, "General Notes - Proposed Open Space" states that "A public trail is proposed within the greenway to be dedicated to public use." B. However, please explicitly clarify if the proposal is for the owner/applicant to construct this greenway trail. If so, please identify the greenway trail standard; ACPR staff recommends a Class B Trail as specified in the Albemarle County Design Standards Manual. And if so, please identify the timing of when the greenway trail would be constructed and dedicated — which should be prior to conveyance to and acceptance by the County. C. Please also revise the plat to identify the proposed locations of greenway trail and/or describe trail locations using notes. ACPR staff are concerned that the open space areas behind lots 50-54 may not leave adequate space for construction and maintenance of a greenway trail in that vicinity, and if the lot sizes and configuration remain unchanged, a public use access easement may ACPR staff recommend including the approximate greenway trail locations, and including a note that greenway trail centerlines will be flagged by owner/applicant and field verified by ACPR staff, with ACPR acceptance of trail locations prior to any trail construction activities. D. Please clarify if the intended public trail and greenway dedication is to include the stream buffer limits of phase I I west of Serra Drive along Moores Creek to the end of the property. ACPR recommendations to include this public trail and greenway dedication west of Serra Drive along Moores Creek to the end of property as identified as a future public greenway trail connection in the Southern & Western Urban Neighborhoods Master Plan. Please reference Attach. A: "Western Urban Neighborhood Parks and Greens System Plan" (Figure 7, Page 25). 2. Previous review comment #3 Not Addressed: "...it is not clear where the limits/boundaries of the proposed open space(s) are, relative to the stream buffer areas or relative to the proposed private lots. As a result, staff need more information to understand the locations and boundaries of the proposed open spaces that are proposed to be dedicated to public use." A. The "General Notes - Proposed Open Space" states that "Open Space contained within the 100' stream buffer shall be dedicated to public use as a greenway." However, the area shown as "I 00'WPO Buffer" and "Limits of FloodplainMPO Buffer" extends into numerous private lots. B. Therefore, for clarity during this review and future reference, please revise the plat to explicitly show the proposed open space greenway areas that would be dedicated to public use. This can be done as a separate sheet, by revising the graphics and updating the legend on the existing sheets, or (preferably) both. C. Please also explicitly identify the timing of the proposed dedication of open space to public greenway use; ACPR staff recommends adding the following language to the "Proposed Open Space" note: "...shall be dedicated to public use as a greenway within six (6) months upon demand by the County." 3. Please accommodate the re-route of the Rivanna Trail where necessary or beneficial: A. Please extend public access onto and use of the entire emergency access road below Lots 55 and 56. B. If the Moores Creek stream valley is filled and culverted to accommodate the Serra Drive vehicular crossing (as shown on Sheet 8), please include a "bench" (approximately 5' wide) into both the upstream and downstream sides of that constructed slope, in order to accommodate a re-routed Rivanna Trail across the Moores Creek stream valley. Attach. A: "Western Urban Neighborhood Parks and Greens System Plan" (Fig. 7, Page 25) Y 1 ? y9 CITY Of CHA PCIOTSVI LLE e \„ Figure 7: Western Urban Neighborhood Parks and Green Systems Plan `M,.1. f.1., tldevulw. M•e .�., moo, rwa, f M,4o, .w., ea... .�:: �'=M:.:.::::. mum-purpw Darla ^� LmiYerY b^e• O 0.Mgm�r n.w• O US APPLICATION# TMP: County of Albemarle Department of Community Development 401 McIntire Road, North Wing Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 �r PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS - E911 SUB202100116 07600-00-00-02400 DATE: 3/11/22 FROM: Elise Kiewra ekiewra()albemarle.org Geographic Data Services (GDS) www.albemarle.orq/ads (434) 296-5832 ext. 3030 The following road names are acceptable: SOLANO CT CRESPI BLUFF DR BALBOA CT PALOU CT The following road names are not acceptable: SERRA DR Homonym's are not allowed, and Serra sounds exactly like Sara when said out loud. There is also an existing Sarah Dr already. Per Part I, Section 4-j of the County's Road Naming and Property Numbering Manual (page 10 of PDF). "No proposed name shall be a homophone or homograph of an official road name or may be easily confused with an official road name (e.g., "Forrestview" and "Forestvue" are homophones and "bow" in "Bow and Curtsie Ln" and "Bow Tie" We recommend providing three (3) candidate names for each road to our office for review, in case your first choices are not acceptable. A PDF version of the Ordinance and Manual can be found here: htti)s://2isweb.albemarle.or2/2isdata/Road Namine and Property Numberine Ordinance and Manu al.pdf Please consult the County's Road Name Index to check your road names prior to submittal. The Index can be found here: https://Ifweb.albemarle.org/Forms/RoadNamelndex Parcel and mapping information can be found here: https://P,isweb.albemarle.or,g/gpv_51 /V iewer.aspxx If you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our office.